Relier Pairs Science 6B L9Version en ligne Review Key terms par Tawun Jack Gregory 1 adaptation 2 interglacial: 3 hibernation: 4 climate: 5 desert: 6 topography: 7 El Niño: 8 biome: 9 continental climate: 10 microclimate: 11 rain shadow: 12 ice age: 13 temperate climate: 14 tropical climate: naturally occurring, short-term worldwide climate change that occurs when the Pacific Ocean is warmer than usual state when an animal’s temperature drops and body processes slow in order to save energy area that receives very little precipitation because of a nearby mountain range very dry climate that receives less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of precipitation each year physical features like mountains and lakes of an area major climate type and the organisms that live there local climate that differs from the major climate type of the region where it is located period when Earth’s temperatures are cooler than normal and glaciers spread to lower latitudes than usual climate that has varying temperatures (hot summer/cold winters) and may be dry because it is inland and not affected by an ocean climate found near the equator that has warm temperatures year-round climate with mild/moderate temperatures any structure or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment a warm period that occurs between ice ages average weather of a place over many years